精品解析：湖北省荆门市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末质量检测英语试题

2022-2023学年湖北省荆门市八年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共4小题：每空2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Pancake Day is widely celebrated in the United Kingdom. It is a special day when everyone gets together with friends and family to make and eat pancakes. Here’s the recipe (食谱) for a classic pancake that is easy to make and can be enjoyed at any time of the year. Instructions: ①Put the flour into a bowl and add the salt and eggs. ②Mix them together and slowly add the milk and water. ③Blend (搅拌) until the mixture is smooth. ④Melt (融化) the butter in a pan and then add most of it to the mixture. ⑤________ and make sure it covers the whole surface. ⑥After 30 seconds, turn it over. It should be golden brown in color. ⑦Cook the other side for a few seconds and then put it on a plate. ⑧Sprinkle (洒) the sugar and lemon juice on top. 1 How much water and milk do you need in the recipe in total? A. 75 g. B. 160 g. C. 185 ml. D. 275 ml. 2. Which of the following can be filled in the “________”? A. Cool it for about 20 minutes B. Taste it and put it on the table C. Put a little bit of the mixture into the pan D. Mix butter with sugar in another pan 3. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to make a kind of pancake. B. The history of pancakes. C. How to live a healthy life. D. The importance of a healthy life. Look at the Earth from space. Why does our planet look so blue? It’s blue because water covers almost three quarters (四分之三) of the Earth’s surface. Water is not just an important part of our planet. It is an important part of our body, too. More than half of our total (全部的) body weight is water. Our body loses water whenever we exercise or go to the toilet. That’s why we need to drink plenty of water every day. We drink water. We use it to cook, clean, and carry waste out of our homes. Farmers use it to grow vegetables and crops (庄稼) like rice and wheat; factories use it to make products. Since the 1950s, the amount (数量) of water people u